On February 6, Beijing time, the final of the Women's Asian Cup, Shui Qingxia made a key substitution in the second half, replacing Wang Shuang with 21-year-old Zhang Linyan, and the result was immediately effective after 7 minutes.
Chinese women's football star Wang Shuang was replaced early in the 60th minute, and 21-year-old Zhang Linyan came on as a substitute. In the semi-finals against the Japanese women's football team, Wang Shuang did not play because of his pre-match wei foot, when Zhang Linyan entered the starting list to replace Wang Shuang. Facing the South Korean women's football team in the final on the third day after the foot, Wang Shuang was ordered to return to the starting lineup.
Because the injury is not yet good, coupled with the focus of the South Korean women's football team, Wang Shuang played very awkwardly in the first half, and her state can be seen from her weak kick in the opening 9 minutes. Wang Shuang was basically invisible in the first half, and there were not many opportunities to even take the ball, but Wu Chengshu on the right side played more actively.
Women's football coach Shui Qingxia made 2 substitution adjustments at halftime, but did not replace Wang Shuang at halftime, and Shui Zhi wanted to give Wang Shuang a little time. But after playing for 15 minutes in the second half, there was still no improvement, and Shui Qingxia immediately replaced Wang Shuang with Zhang Linyan.
Zhang Linyan, who is only 1 meter 54 in stature, dared to take the courage to break out, and as soon as she played, she accelerated and turned around to create a foul on the opposing defender, winning a good right-hand set-piece opportunity for the Chinese women's football team.
In the 67th minute, Zhang Linyan's cross made a Korean defender handball to send a point, and finally Tang Jiali took the penalty and won back a city for the Chinese women's football team.
In the 71st minute, Zhang Linyan received Tang Jiali's bottom cross and completed a long-range headstick to help the Chinese women's football team equalize 2-2. In just 4 minutes, Zhang Linyan made 2 goals, making the most perfect preparation for Xiao Yuyi's kill later.
This women's Asian Cup is the first time that Zhang Linyan has been called up by the national team, and she is also the first adult international trained by Evergrande Football School. Facing the Chinese Taipei women's team in the first round of the Asian Cup, she made her national team debut as a starter, making a penalty for the Chinese women's football team less than 2 minutes after the opening. In this women's Asian Cup, Zhang Linyan scored 1 goal while making points twice.
After the 3-2 reversal of the championship, Zhang Linyan said in an interview: "In the second half, we thought about attacking, thinking that we would definitely be able to play back. ”
A year ago, Wang Shuang also made similar remarks. In the second leg of the Olympic Preliminary Round play-off, the Chinese women's football team chased two goals in a row after falling behind 0-2, and finally eliminated the South Korean women's football team 4-3 on aggregate to advance to the Olympic Games. At that time, Wang Shuang said: "We never wanted to give up, even if we fell behind 0-2 in the first half, but we always believed that we could pull back. Even if you rush them, you can wash them down. ”